The 61st  ICANN meeting is coming up March 10-15, 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As you all know, Puerto Rico suffered devastating damage in Hurricane Irma last summer but ICANN said that San Juan has come back strong enough to handle such a major event, stating, "We recognize that Puerto Rico is still in the recovery phase, and while we can expect some minor inconveniences, the convention center and supporting hotels are fully operational and eager to host our event in March...We have been assured that our presence in San Juan will support economic recovery on the island."

One of the companies that will have a major presence at ICANN 61, global information services company Neustar (the administrator of  .US, America’s official web address), has a special

event planned to support the Puerto Rican recovery. On Tuesday evening, March 13, Neustar will bring together the domain name and Internet community for a purpose-driven event at Antiguo Casino San Juan. In collaboration with Americas for Conservation + the Arts (AFC+A), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families and neighborhoods recover from the devastating natural disasters, Neustar will be donating $25 per attendee to the Puerto Rican Resilience Fund. AFC+A launched the Puerto Rican Resilience fund 24 hours after the disasters occurred with a campaign that ran on http://www.24weeks.us and is continuing to help support the recovery process.  

The Neustar event, that will run from 7pm-11:30pm, will bring together domain name and Internet experts, as well as local community advocates for an evening of networking and purpose-driven conversations. If you will be at ICANN 61 you can get more information or confirm your attendance by contacting Carolin Bachmann, Neustar's Senior Public Relations Manager, by emailing carolin.bachmann at team.neustar or calling 415-312-2100.